minstrel wrote on 2022-10-27, 05:57:

Has anyone been able to get this 2001 game up and running under windows 10 (64 bit)? The game itself is 32 bit. It launches […]
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Has anyone been able to get this 2001 game up and running under windows 10 (64 bit)?
The game itself is 32 bit. It launches all right, says hello, and runs the tutorial.
However as soon as I hit "New Game," the sound continues, but the visuals freeze.
I need to alt-tab out and kill the thing with task manager.

The installer is actually 16 bit and required otvdm to persuade it to run.

Use single core affinity, dgVoodoo2, DDrawCompat, IndirectSound too maybe,...?

I'm surprised it gets that far, I need the IgnoreException compatibility fix or it crashes at start.

It's crashing trying to play a video, most likely you don't have Indeo video enabled, try:

cd %WINDIR%\SysWOW64
regsvr32 ir50_32.dll

Do note that this video codec codec was disabled for security reasons. You shouldn't play video games on a computer you store sensitive data on.

Also, DDrawCompat seems to work fine if you want to play the game in a higher resolution:
https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat/releases

Thank you ZellSF. Enabling the Indeo codec did indeed make the difference.
Never did install DDrawCompat.

Walking around the inside of a Monet painting is a surreal and cool experience.

ZellSF wrote on 2022-10-28, 19:02:

I'm surprised it gets that far, I need the IgnoreException compatibility fix or it crashes at start.

Not sure how you were using IgnoreException. Far as I know, that's a programming exception that can be added to code.
How were you using it to help install the game?

minstrel wrote on 2022-11-09, 18:10:

Thank you ZellSF. Enabling the Indeo codec did indeed make the difference. Never did install DDrawCompat. […]
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Thank you ZellSF. Enabling the Indeo codec did indeed make the difference.
Never did install DDrawCompat.

Walking around the inside of a Monet painting is a surreal and cool experience.

ZellSF wrote on 2022-10-28, 19:02:

I'm surprised it gets that far, I need the IgnoreException compatibility fix or it crashes at start.

Not sure how you were using IgnoreException. Far as I know, that's a programming exception that can be added to code.
How were you using it to help install the game?

Not to install it, to play it.

Microsoft has various compatibility shims it can use to make old software work, for most users they only encounter them in two ways:

1) A built in database in Windows automatically applies relevant shims to applications Microsoft have configured.
2) Compatibility mode presets that applies groups of shims that try to emulate various earlier Windows versions.

That said power users can download the Windows 10 ADK:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/blo … loyment-kit-adk
Which includes the Compatibility Administrator utility, which allows you to create your own databases and apply individual shims:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how … 62-2d22ac973a80

One of them being "IgnoreException", which changes how exceptions are handled, but I have no idea about the specifics.